Comments | devisewit: FIC: the matter of Britten

devisewit

FIC: the matter of Britten

Jul 27, 2010 04:06

Silly little thing I wrote for speak_me_fair, who could do with more silliness in her life. Richard/Robbie, academic!AU, nothing objectionable unless you really like Debussy. (I like Debussy. Richard doesn't!)

( 'You know how you can tell I love you?' Richard says, out of nowhere. )

au: crescive in his faculty, fic: shakespeare: richard ii

Comments 8

lareinenoire July 27 2010, 12:51:33 UTC

::snort:: Oh, Richard. This is adorable, and I do love the foreshadowing of the Threesome of Doom.

angevin2 July 27 2010, 20:45:33 UTC

It is really amazing how much mileage it's possible to get out of Richard assuming his preferences apply to everyone. ;)

mithrigil July 27 2010, 14:42:12 UTC

The opera jokes me me so damn happy.

(And I like Debussy, but not that opera, good god.)

angevin2 July 27 2010, 20:44:57 UTC

I have been waiting to get the "Starry Vere" line into a fic in this universe for BASICALLY FOREVER. ;)

gileonnen July 27 2010, 21:10:19 UTC

The message I am getting from this is 'Robbie is adorable and charming and has saintly patience.' ^_~ Nicely done!

angevin2 July 27 2010, 21:14:06 UTC

I love Robbie so much. :D

speak_me_fair July 28 2010, 10:18:33 UTC

Oh, this is fantastic, and I swear (bar Robbie's solution to making the conversation STOP THANK YOU) I have overheard very similar ones....

"I'm not making fun of Britten. I'm making fun of you."

WELL QUITE.

And Richard, king of non-communication, complaining about 'why don't they communicate, and then they could have a threesome or something?' is irony to the nth degree.

Also, hee, 'Starry Vere'. Someone had to say it, didn't they?

angevin2 July 28 2010, 19:40:54 UTC

This universe is basically powered by dramatic irony generated by Richard's cluelessness! ;)

(And, as I told Mith, I have been waiting for an opening for the Starry Vere reference for basically forever.)